70 years of friendship with russia, bypassing the world Russia has always played a real friendship with India.
70 years of story of friendship between India and Russia has been completed. On April 13, 1947, Russia (the Soviet Union) and India had officially decided to set up a mission in Delhi and Moscow. This series of friendship started between the two countries continues even today after 70 years. Even though the close relationship between the United States and India has increased, the reality is that India’s true friend is Russia. In the last 70 years, the international scene changed, many countries swept away in the civil war, and relations between many countries declined, but there was no scarcity in the relationship between India and Russia till date. In every difficulty of India, Russia has always been standing.
The front page banner of Rossiskaya Gazeta today: 'Narendra Modi writes exclusively for our newspaper on Russia-India friendship' pic.twitter.com/AJrm8Jiief
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) May 31, 2017
Regardless of the world, Russia continued to be a friend of India on the international stage. On June 22, 1962, Russia, in the United Nations Security Council, used its 100th veto in support of India on the Kashmir issue. Indeed, in the Security Council, Ireland submitted a proposal against India regarding the Kashmir issue, which supported Ireland, Chile and Venezuela besides the United States, France, Britain, China (the permanent members of the Security Council). Behind this proposal, there was a large conspiracy of Western nations against India. Its purpose was to take Kashmir away from India and give it to Pakistan, but Russia played friendship with India and foiled this conspiracy.
In the Security Council, Russia openly supported India and vetoed against the Irish proposal. Russia’s help did not allow the proposal against India to pass. Earlier in the year 1961, Russia also used the 99th veto for India. This time Russia’s Vito Goa was in favor of India on the issue. Besides this, Russia has been using its veto against Pakistan and in favor of India. From Russia’s nuclear and space program, Russia has often contributed with India in development work. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has felicitously praised the friendship between India and Russia in an article written in Russian newspaper Russiaiskaaya Gajeta. India and Russia are not only diplomats but also economic, social and cultural relations. Even in difficult circumstances, Russia-India got the test of friendship.
Today Modi will attend the annual summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During this time, the two sides will sign several agreements and all eyes are on the agreement related to Russia’s assistance for the last two units of India’s largest nuclear power plant. Before the conference Indian officials told that the final round of talks on the details of the agreement and language on the assistance for the construction of the unit 5 and 6 of Kudankulam Atomic Energy Plant in Tamil Nadu is in progress.
Significant contribution to the industrialization of India
Russia has made significant contributions in the industrialization of India. Russia’s technology and economic help played a big role in the development of India. Russia assisted India in setting up of Bokaro, Bhilai and Visakhapatnam factory, Bhakra-Nangal hydro power plant, Durgapur plant, thermal power stations in Neyveli, Electricity venture in Korba, Antibiotics plant in Rishikesh and Hyderabad pharmaceutical plant. Russia also assisted in establishing Research Institute of Petroleum Industry in Mumbai-based Indian Industrial Institute, Dehradun and Ahmedabad. In a written article to the Russian newspaper on May 31, PM Modi said that India and Russia are among the emerging big economies in the world.
Space and military support
Russia has been continuously helping India in the space and nuclear program. India launched the first satellite Aryabhatta in 1975, which was prepared with Russian help. In 1984, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma went to space from Russia’s Soyuz T-11 space shuttle. With this he became the first Indian to go to space. Apart from this, there is strong defense relations between the two countries. There are always military exercises between the forces of India and Russia. India created a missile like Russia’s Brahmos. Russia shared its military technology with India. India also buy many weapons from Russia. Russia played a major role in building other plants including India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant. Russia and India also appear together in the fight against terrorism.
Russia did not change after disruption
The Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, but the mood of the traditional Russian friend of Russia has not changed. In the past 70 years, Russia had to go through a fluctuation, but Russia did not abandon India. India also played a friendship of Russia During this, the relationship between the two continued to be consistent. Governments in both countries changed and changed the situation, but never stopped the friendship process Today, the friendship between India and Russia has emerged in front of the world.
